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SummaryHave used this board twice in the past month on two friends builds upgrading them to AM3+ platforms. Both upgrades went flawlessly would recommend to anyone on a budget looking for a quality board.

SummaryA good buy with integrated sound & video. I have had no issues since the first boot. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 64bit with AMD FX4100 quad core, 8gb crucial ram. I haven't tried windows yet. It is a compact board so it will fit in smaller cases although I have a full tower Lian-Li. Recommended if you are looking for a budget system for everyday use, even looks cool with windowed case under cold cathode light. Very happy so far!

SummaryI bought this board mainly because I wanted a stable system and not have to deal with unstable mainboard drivers from some cheap mainboard company. Knowing that ASUS is a reliable brand, I decided to pay more to get the stability I want.

Other than the VGA flexing issue (which does not matter as I have a dedicated graphics card now), the board is amazing for its price. I definitely recommend this board.

Hopefully ASUS releases a BIOS update which increases the maximum allowed RAM. This board currently only supports a maximum of 16GB. Other boards even in the low-end support 32GB. While overkill, 32GB isn't a bad thing to have.

Consonly a matx not atx. need to flash bios to use new apu series chips

Summarygot this motherboard , Running nice with apu quad core 3.6 . Had zero issues from the get go.the board installed nice and quick. easy overclocking utilities , bios flashes quick for use with new apu chips , overall a great budget board for the average user or a gamer itching to play newer games

SummarySolid little board for an MATX build. Haven't had a problem with it at all. Does what its suppose to do and does it well. I suppose the trademark Asus Powder Blue(tm) might clash with some components if you have a window on your PC. But I don't, so no one can see the fashion faux pas between it and my red G.Skill ram...

This motherboard supports AMD AM3+ multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features dual-channel DDR3 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process.

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